Walking in Europe

A blog of Angus and Alison's walking tour of the Tour de Mont Blanc, Via degli Dei the Dobratsch Circuit in Carinthia, Austria, the Dolomites, Venice, and Iceland

Category: Western Front Way posts

Blog posts from the Western Front Way

  • New photos added to galleries also! September 10…Well… now that I have wifi again (and hope to get a French SIM card organized tomorrow!), I can update readers on the progress! I’m writing this at about 11pm after the first day of the WFW route with fellow riders. To get to the “trailhead” at Pfetterhouse,…

  • Yesterday a first day riding to meet the WFW riders by Saturday. The weather cleared and a fabulous ride along bike paths out of Zurich (thank you Mapquest!) and along the Rhine cycle path (part of the amazing Euro Velo system) and then NW along highway 3 toward Basel. Only one significant pass to climb…

  • Arrived in Zurich yesterday, located the used bike and its very friendly and accommodating seller I met on facebook marketplace and have enjoyed today adding a few additional components and purchasing a few camping supplies (tent pegs and stove fuel not permitted on the plane). Zurich is a beautiful city, and made for cycling. The…